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    Guitar Hero 3 on T61?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jovenes, Oct 13, 2007.

  1. jovenes

    jovenes Notebook Enthusiast

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    So the new Guitar Hero 3 for PC is coming out...and the system requirements just got updated to this:

    MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

    Operating System: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
    CPU Processor: Intel Pentium D 2.8GHZ or AMD Athlon 64 3500+
    Memory: XP - 1 GB RAM, Vista – 2GB RAM
    Hard Disk Space: 5.1 GB free hard drive space + 1 GB Swap File
    Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
    Video Card: 3D Hardware Accelerator Card Required – 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 128 MB Video Memory
    Video Card (ATI): Radeon X800
    Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 7600
    Media Required: 4X DVD-ROM drive

    This product does not support Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/NT/XP x64/Vista x64

    RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ or AMD Athlon Dual Core 4400+
    256 MB 3D Hardware Accelerator Card
    Video Card (ATI): Radeon HD 2600
    Video Card (Nvidia): Geforce 8600 GT
    2 GB RAM

    SUPPORTED MOBILE CHIPSETS:

    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7600
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7800
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 7900
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8400
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8600
    NVIDIA GEFORCE GO 8700

    I don't know graphics cards/systems too well, but the requirements seem a little high for a guitar hero game...nevertheless, would my T61 be able to handle it?

    INTEL CORE 2 DUO T7300
    Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit
    NVIDIAQUAD NVS 140MW/WWAN
    2Gig Memory
    1Gig Turbo Memory

    Please help before I shell out $80 for this =/
     
    jovenes, Oct 13, 2007
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It should be fine. I don't know why graphics are needed that much when its mainly moving tabs on neon lines :p
     
    coriolis, Oct 13, 2007
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  3. jovenes

    jovenes Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah...it seemed a little weird to require such high requirements...doesn't look like they'll sell too well =/
     
    jovenes, Oct 13, 2007
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  4. lowlymarine

    lowlymarine Notebook Deity

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    So wait, the one and only operating system this will support is 32-bit Vista? Obviously Microsoft paid them off to make it Vista only, but then they couldn't even be arsed to support 64-bit Vista? That's freaking ridiculous. And how on earth do they justify a DDR knockoff requiring a GeForce 7600? All it has to do is render tabs, ffs.
     
    lowlymarine, Oct 27, 2007
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    techfury90 Notebook Enthusiast

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    NVS 140m = GeForce 8400, which is on the list.
     
    techfury90, Oct 27, 2007
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  6. daris

    daris Newbie

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    will guitar hero 3 even work on my laptop?

    Specs:
    1.9 GHz Turion 64 x 2 Dual Core TL-58, 2048MB, 200GB, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M Graphics Card, Microsoft Vista Home Premium
     
    daris, Jan 26, 2008
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  7. BrendaEM

    BrendaEM Notebook Consultant

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    If you are going to do any 3D gaming, I would make sure that your laptop is outfitted with a dedicated graphic processor, as in the T61P.
     
    BrendaEM, Jan 26, 2008
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  8. daris

    daris Newbie

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    how much does one of those cost and where can i get one?
     
    daris, Jan 26, 2008
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